Dr. Red Duke Wildlife and Conservation Policy Program Degree Plan

Credit Hours: 150 total semester credit hours

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
AGEC 105Introduction to Agricultural Economics3
BIOL 111Introduction to Biology I4
ENG 104Composition and Rhetoric3
MATH 140Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences13
Creative Arts*3
Total Credits16

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
BIOL 112Introduction to Biology II4
ECCB 205Fundamentals of Ecology3
MATH 142Business Calculus3
American History*3
Language, Philosophy and Culture Elective*3
Total Credits16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
CHEM 119Chemistry I4
COMM 203 or ENGL 210Public Speaking or Technical and Professional Writing3
ECCB 302Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates3
POLS 206National Government3
American History*1
Total Credits16

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
CHEM 222Elements of Organic and Biological Chemistry3
ECCB 215Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory1
POLS 207State and Local Government3
RWFM 202Concepts in Applied Plant Biology3
RWFM 351Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management3
Select one of the following:3
ECCB 315Herpetology
ECCB 401General Mammalogy
ECCB 402General Ornithology
Total Credits16

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 302 or RWFM 370Wildland Plants of North America or Aquatic Vegetation Identification and Management3
RWFM 308Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration3
RWFM 314Principles of Rangeland Management Around the World3
RWFM 350Wildlife and Fisheries Population Dynamics3
RWFM 408Techniques of Wildlife Management3
SCSC 301Soil Science
Total Credits19

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 305Principles and Practices of Wildlife and Fisheries Management3
RWFM 345Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management and Policy3
RWFM 349Rangeland and Wildlife Animal Nutrition3
RWFM 406Wildlife Habitat Management 3
RWFM 419Wildlife Restoration3
RWFM 481Senior Seminar1
STAT 302Statistical Methods3
Total Credits19

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
BUSH 631Quantitative Methods in Public Management23
PSAA 601Foundation of Public Service23
PSAA 621Economic Analysis23
PSAA 643Foundations of the Non-Profit Sector23
Total Credits12

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
PSAA 611Public Policy Formation23
Select one of the following:3
BUSH 632Quantitative Methods in Public Management II
BUSH 635Quantitative Methods in Public Management II: Policy Analysis Emphasis
BUSH 630Program Evaluation in Public and Nonprofit Organization
Select one of the following:3
PSAA 622Public Finance
PSAA 634Public Management
PSAA 644Management and Leadership of Nonprofit organizations
RWFM Directed Elective2,33
Total Credits12

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
PSAA 675Public Service and Administration Capstone Seminar3
Directed Electives46
Select one of the following:3
PSAA 615Policy Analysis
PSAA 623Budgeting in Public Service
PSAA 632Fiscal Management for Nonprofits 
Total Credits12

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
PSAA 676Public Service and Administration Capstone Seminar II3
Directed Electives4 9
Total Credits12

1 Must make a grade of C or better.

2 Courses taken for credit in both the undergraduate degree for a combined total of 18 credits: BUSH 631, PSAA 601, PSAA 621, PSAA 643, and RWFM directed elective.

3 Select a 600-level course from ECCB or RWFM

4 Directed electives to be chosen to meet requirements for one of the three degree tracks in Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA): Policy Analysis (PPA), Public Management (PM), or Non-profit Management (NPM).

* see course offerings at core.tamu.edu